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Phreaking is a crime because phreakers are obtaining the services of a pay phone without paying for them. They are essentially stealing service from phone companies.
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What is 'phreaking'?
What is phone phreaking?A phone phreak is someone who loves exploring the telephone system and experimenting with it to understand how it works. It describes somebody who is curious about the telephone network and likes to explore it. It is not a crime unless you do more than explore.
How does phone phreaking work?
The practice of 'phone phreaking' began in the the 1950's. A phone phreak is one who loves the phone system and would often use the system in illegal ways, hence, 'phone phreaking.'
Why is phishing spelled like this and not fishing?
Phishing is a portmanteau of "phreaking and fishing". "Phreaking", another kind of scam, is in turn a portmanteau of "phone" and "freaking".
What does P H stand for in phishing?
"Phishing" as a term meaning to attempt to fraudulently obtain information over the Internet was first noted in 1996. The PH doesn't stand for anything, but the word may derive from a combination of "fishing"; from the idea of supplying a "baited" email and "phreaking". "Phreaking" was a combination of "phone" and "freak" and was the attempt to use tones to control the early long distance calls from the subscribers phone.
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